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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Graduate Summer School 2009 in Avignon

*Graduate Summer School 2009 in AvignonWriting Practices in the South of France (12th to 18th century)June 25 - July 3, 2009, Avignon, France*

Starting in 2009, the Laboratory of History of the University of Avignon isorganizing a Graduate Summer School devoted each year to writing practicesin Southern France and adjacent lands (Catalonia, Languedoc, Provence,Liguria and papal lands), from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Itseeks to shed light on the uses of writing in the Mediterranean area. Thegoal of the Graduate Summer School is to provide high-level technicaltraining in the history of the various writing practices of chanceries,clerical offices, notarial offices, scriptoria, writing and decorationworkshops, etc.) as well as on the social dimensions of the written word inthe Northern Mediterranean crescent from Valencia to Bologna and over a longperiod of time, which will afford many opportunities to put peculiaritiesand innovations into perspective. One area, that of the papal lands, isparticularly interesting: the papal offices seem to have adapted the variouswritten forms without ever yielding to fashionable trends and could haveinfluenced the surrounding administrations and judicial courts.Lectures at the Graduate Summer School will be conducted by guestspecialists in the fields of medieval and modern history. Candidates shouldbe able to read and communicate in French. (For the 2009 session, allcourses are given in French; starting in 2010, courses will be given inEnglish and in other languages).

*Application Procedure*Registration for the Graduate Summer School 2009 session will begin on March15, 2009. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2009. For thepreparation of application materials please visithttp://ecolethematique.univ-avignon.fr (all application materials must befilled out in French). Ten candidates will be selected to participate in the2009 session. Foreign applicants are especially encouraged to apply.The successful candidates’ accommodation on campus (and travel expenses forEuropean Union students) is provided. No tuition is charged.

*Eligibility*Candidates must be Ph.D. students or graduate students in their final year(or the equivalent for foreign students) in medieval or modern history.Applications from all countries are welcome.

*For further information please visit the site of the Graduate Summer Schoolhttp://ecolethematique.univ-avignon.fr or send an e-mail tocontact-et@univ-avignon.fr.